The Influence, And Views Of Netanyahu On The Middle East Peace Plan :: essays research papers

The Influence, and Views of Netanyahu On The Middle East Peace Plan     The middle east has many problems trying to obtain tranquillity between Israeland the Palestinians. The peace process started about four years ago with theMiddle East countries. Through the process many people father had major influenceon it. One person who might have one of the greatest influences of the peaceagreement is Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. The peace agreement isthe biggest topic in the Middle East and he is at the head of one end. At theother end is another strong figure. The loss leader of the PLO (PalestinianLiberation Organization) is Yasir Arafat. In this report I will explain BenjaminNetanyahus position in Israel and how he has affected the peace plan. I will attest about his views on what is going on.     Benjamin Netanyahu lived in the unite States for a few years. Netanyahuwas a graduate of M.I.T. in 1975. Then he claimed duel citizens hip with theUnited States and Israel. Netanyahu did so because his mother was born in theUnited States. He was a well-paid analyst with the Boston Consulting group. Heleft working there and went back to Israel in 1978. When he went back to Israel,he was there for about six years when he became the embassador to the unitedstates for Israel. Later when he was an Israeli diplomat he renounced hisAmerican citizenship. In 1996 he became the Prime Minister of Israel. He now hasthe most influence from the Israeli side of things. Benjamin Netanyahu has donemany interviews and addresses with the American people. One such interview hedid to express his views was with Time Magazine. Time asked him if he were aPalestinian, how he would regard toward Netanyahu? He replies, "If I read thecontrolled Palestinian media, I would think that, as they call me, I am worsethan Hitler."(Beyer, 1996, p.38) They then asked him if a Palestinian could seeyou for what you really are what they would see. He replied to that by saying,"I think they would regard me as a person who believes deeply in the necessityof peace and that we dont have an anther partner other than the PalestinianAuthority. I think that any Palestinian mother reading this should understandthat I am as deeply conscious of her pain of losing her child as I am of aJewish mothers."(Beyer, 1996, p.38) Netanyahu goes on telling Time that he doesnot hate the man Arafat, but the two represent different perspectives andinterests.